A Celebration of San Diego’s Multifaceted Art Scene
Saturday, September 6, 2025 | Union Hall Gallery | San Diego, CA
Homegrown ArtBeat (HART) is an immersive, one-night celebration of San Diego’s creative heartbeat. It is not just an art show—it’s a living, breathing experience of San Diego’s creative pulse. Read our manifesto.
We invite you to step into the variety and vibrancy of San Diego’s art scene—not as a spectator, but as part of it. Through painting, photography, sculpture, textile arts, interactive performance, and live music, the event reveals how deeply art lives in our everyday surroundings, often unnoticed. We live among artists, stories, and expression every day. This night is about making that visible—so you leave not just inspired, but more awake to the creative richness around you all the time.
🗓️ Event Details
Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025
Time: 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Location: Union Hall Gallery
2323 Broadway #201, San Diego, CA 92102 (Golden Hill)
The Vibe
Come as you are. HART is a casual, vibrant soirée where you’re not just a guest—you’re part of the creative current. Sip something local, engage with artists, explore bold new work, and let the night move you.
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Tickets are limited
An Experience Like No Other
Homegrown ArtBeat (HART) is not just an art show—it’s a full-sensory evening where creativity surrounds you. Wander through vibrant art installations, catch a short film screening, groove to live music, and be surprised by roving performers who may burst into song, dance, or freestyle poetry right beside you. Sip on local brews, chat with artists, and maybe even get your portrait taken in our pop-up studio.
Whether you’re deep in the arts scene or just looking for a meaningful night out, HART is a place to connect, discover, and celebrate the richness of San Diego’s local talent.
Live Program
*A program is subject to change
Live Paintign by Concetta Antico
Concetta Antico is an Australian born, critically acclaimed artist, best known for her signature use of vibrant color and impressionist scenes. Painting since the age of five, her work has been chronicled extensively and has attracted a large audience worldwide. Concetta works between Sydney and San Diego.
During the HART event, Concetta will paint live a 30″x36″ still life painting.
Learn more about Concetta
Music by Edmund Cosico
Edmund Cosico is an electronic musician blending hypnotic deep house grooves with the rich, organic tones of nylon-string guitar. His performances create an immersive environment, weaving together soulful melodies, atmospheric textures, and rhythmic energy.
Learn more about Edmund
Hip Hop and freestyle by Joe Dreamz
Joe Dreamz is an inspirational hip hop artist from San Diego CA, whose message is about inspiring people to live their dreamz or “LiveJoeDreamz!” Joe’s iconic performances feature vibrant, eye-catching artistry that inspire dreamers everywhere.
Learn more about Joe Dreamz
Portraits on the spot by Scarlett Baily
Scarlett Baily is a San Diego-based Chicana visual artist specializing in murals, portraits, and illustration. Her art forms part of collections worldwide, from Madison Avenue, New York City, to the outdoor walls of the largest market in the world Central de Abastos in Mexico City. You may see her stunning murals in Liberty Station, San Diego.
During the HART event, Scarlett will offer live portrait painting for guests and participants.
Learn more about Scarlett
Dance performance by Rosen Box Project
The Rosin Box Project (TRBP), a 501(c)(3) arts nonprofit led by Artistic Director and CEO, Carly Topazio, has been a rising leader and resource in the creation, production, and education of contemporary ballet in San Diego via innovative, authentic, and artist-driven work that allows for deeper human connection.
The boutique contemporary ballet company continues to raise the bar and push the limits of how dance is experienced
Learn more about Rosin Box Project
HART Manifesto
CULTURE IS HOW OUR COUNTY BREATHES
We believe culture is not a luxury.
It is not the icing.
It is the soil.
Culture is the music echoing from a backyard.
The dance class held in a rec center.
The mural that stops you in your tracks.
The gallery tucked behind a café.
The poetry scribbled in the margins of a public meeting.
It is the way we see each other.
And the way we remember who we are.
We believe the creative economy is not soft.
It’s not a hobby.
It is labor. It is livelihood. It is legacy.
We are here to amplify it.
To gather the scattered lights of our city into one constellation.
To make it visible. Recognizable. Valued.
Because when culture is seen, it is funded.
When it is funded, it thrives.
And when it thrives, so do we.
Let this be the generation that stopped treating culture as decoration
and started treating it as infrastructure.
We are not waiting for permission.
We are building the cultural future we deserve.